1001 Albums

This page contain a table of the 1001 albums I must get before I die. I will update this page as I make progress. The entries marked in green is the ones I have. As you can see I am missing quite a few… I copied the table from Wikipedia’s entry on the book. I’m not sure if it’s 100% correct though. When I looked through it I actually found an entry with Burzum‘s album Aske, which is not in the book. Being the nice guy I am I updated the page on Wikipedia. The funny part is that I actually own that album, so if it was included in the book I would have yet another in the list! Oh, one last thing … since I have the Norwegian edition of the book there are some albums that have been added (Norwegian albums). I have split them up in a separate table at the end of this page.

1950s

Frank Sinatra – In the Wee Small Hours

Elvis Presley – Elvis Presley

Louvin Brothers – Tragic Songs of Life

Louis Prima – Wildest

Fats Domino – This is Fats

Duke Ellington – Ellington at Newport

Frank Sinatra – Songs for Swingin’ Lovers

The Crickets – The “Chirping” Crickets

Count Basie – Atomic Mr Basie

Thelonious Monk – Brilliant Corners

Sabú Martínez – Palo Congo

Miles Davis – Birth of the Cool

Machito – Kenya

Little Richard – Here’s Little Richard

Tito Puente & His Orchestra – Dance Mania

Billie Holiday – Lady in Satin

Ramblin’ Jack Elliott – Jack Takes the Floor

Sarah Vaughan – At Mister Kelly’s

Ella Fitzgerald – Sings the Gershwin Song Book

Ray Charles – The Genius of Ray Charles

Miles Davis – Kind of Blue

Marty Robbins – Gunfighter Ballads and Trail Songs

Dave Brubeck – Time Out

1960s

Joan Baez – Joan Baez

Elvis Presley – Elvis is Back!

Miriam Makeba – Miriam Makeba

Everly Brothers – A Date with The Everly Brothers

Jimmy Smith – Back at the Chicken Shack

Muddy Waters – At Newport 1960

Bill Evans – Sunday at the Village Vanguard

Ray Charles – Modern Sounds in Country & Western Music

Booker T. & the MG’s – Green Onions

Stan Getz & Charlie Byrd – Jazz Samba

Ray Price – Night Life

The Beatles – With the Beatles

Bob Dylan – The Freewheelin’ Bob Dylan

Phil Spector & Various Artists – A Christmas Gift for You from Phil Spector

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4 Responses to 1001 Albums

These 1001 albums contain quite a bit of music. It can be overwhelming, I’m sure. To not COMPLETELY overwhelm you, it’s restricted – in time and in space. This is only one person’s final say on the 1,001 albums AND it’s dated. There’s constantly new music coming out there almost as fast as there are new human beings being born. Now the real question is: should you look backwards or move forwards?
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Olivia B.Portland car accident lawyer